Burns Road, Saddar, was declared the first official food street in Karachi pretty recently, but has, from the very beginning, always been the ideal eating place for all people from all classes of society. Located right in the heart of the city center, Burns Road is a crowded two way road where you are likely to get caught in traffic because of the double parkings on either side. The restaurants along the road are packed with people at peak hours, and the roads are packed with even more cars, making it all the more difficult for anyone else to get across the road.

That said, the number of restaurants and the variety of food served is amazing, and will spoil you for choice. Ranging from small one-room ice cream parlours to large, multi-storey diners, Burns Road offers the very best in Pakistani cuisine. Primary menus consist of the very popular Biryani, Haleem, chicken and mutton Qourma, Nihari, Paaye, and of course, Daal Chaawal. Sweet dishes include Kheer, Zarda, Rus Malai, and a wide assortment of Mithaai (confectionary).